Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum.

Scientific name : Croton

Family : Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily : Crotonoideae Family : Euphorbiaceae

Higher classification : Crotoneae

Genus : Croton; L.